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Roman nose

Roman nose noun: an aquiline nose.

Noun

Roman nose (plural Roman noses)

  1. An aquiline nose.
    • Only we confess, the scar will probably remain and be visible for ever to those who know the principles by which they acted, and until those principles shall be openly renounced; else it must continue to all generations, like the mark set upon Cain, which some authors say descended to all his...1801, Jonathan Swift, “Reasons Humbly Offered to the Parliament of Ireland For Repealing the Sacramental Test in Favour of the Catholicks”, in The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, volume 5
    • Now I know how Joan of Arc felt / As the flames rose to her Roman nose1986, Johnny Marr, Morrissey, “Bigmouth Strikes Again”, in The Queen Is Dead, performed by The Smiths

Forms of Roman nose

pluralRoman noses

Questions about Roman nose

What does Roman nose mean?
Roman nose means an aquiline nose.
What part of speech is Roman nose?
Roman nose is a noun.
What is the plural of Roman nose?
The plural of Roman nose is Roman noses.

Words near Roman nose in the dictionary

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  2. Roman mile
  3. Roman miles
  4. Roman month
  5. Roman months
  6. Roman nose
  7. Roman noses
  8. roman numeral
  9. Roman numeraled
  10. Roman numerals
  11. Roman peace

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